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“I’ve no idea why the police didn’t send a helicopter up, they were here for hours and they didn’t catch him.

Nearby resident Chris Fordham, 33, from the Central Avenue Estate, had gone to a nearby shop to buy a drink, when the shopkeeper told him that the man police were looking for a man.

Father of three Mr Fordham then decided to drive around looking for the suspect.

Police searching for the man in Beeston (Image: Nottingham Post)

Speaking to the Post, he said: “As soon as I heard what had happened I got in my car, I drove around a few streets and then I saw him.

"I just said 'trust me mate it's better that the police deal with you, you’re just going to make it worse for yourself' and then we called 999 and they were there in about a minute, and then the Post was there about 30 seconds after that.

“I’ve got two daughters myself, one is five and the other is just three days old.

“It’s scary, this is where my kids should be able to play out on the street, and they don’t because of things like this, so as soon as I heard, I had to go looking for him.

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“It’s worrying really, it’s definitely not the kind of thing you expect to happen round here, we all look after each other.”

There was a heavy police presence on the estate for around three hours before the man was caught, and while rumours were flying around about what had happened, some people were left in the dark about what was going on.

Speaking before the man was found, Beeston resident Diana Hoult said: “The police were in my garden and looking in my house, and they still wouldn't tell me what was going on.

“It's frightening, they should tell us what's going on, I've got my blinds open now with my phone ready to call 999. I haven't told my daughter because I know she'd be too scared to sleep."

The scene when the man was arrested (Image: Nottingham Post)

Carrie Blant, 31, of Clifford Avenue, said: "It's just terrible. No-one knows exactly what happened but the police clearly think it's important because there's loads of them out. There's loads of rumours going about. I just hope they catch him cos it's pretty scary, especially having two kids."

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Central Avenue, Beeston earlier today (26 July).

“He remains in police custody and officers are not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident.”